Dr. Larry McCaskill, local veterinarian and certified veterinary acupuncturist, will speak on his interest in and study of Integrative/Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM), which began at the Chi Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Reddick FL, in July of 2008. He became a CVA in March 2009. To continue his training in TCVM, he completed an International Course on Veterinary Acupuncture at the Nanjing Shihuang Institute of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing, China in May 2009.

Dr. McCaskill loves to promote TCVM and mentor students learning veterinary acupuncture. He has given TCVM presentations locally and internationally. He is also an Internationally Chi Institute Instructor, teaching acupuncture to international students at the College of Veterinary Medicine South China Agricultural University Guang-zhou, China.

It's been many years since Dr. McCaskill last spoke with us at HSABR, so you won't want to miss this program!

As always, visitors and guests are welcome to attend; $5 admission for non-HSABR members (small bills appreciated as we have limited change on hand). And if you should decide to become a member, we’ll have registration materials available at the meeting and our treasurer will be happy to take your check.

If you haven't already renewed your membership in HSABR...

It's time! Our membership year runs from October to October, so please get your renewals in as soon as possible. And if you're not yet a member, now is a great time to remedy that situation!

Your membership in the Herb Society of America, Baton Rouge Unit (HSABR), includes all of the benefits of the national organization as well as our local unit. There are many wonderful benefits to membership, including numerous opportunities to learn and delight in the use of herbs. Our programs include lectures on a wide range of topics related to growing, cooking and using herbs. We also spend time tending to our community gardens in companionship with other members who are passionate herb devotees!

Membership in the Herb Society of America gives you access to the members-only area on the website and many HSA publications, including the HSA Quarterly Newsletter, Unit Connections, HerbalBytes, and GreenBridges™ newsletters, among others. HSA also offers informative webinars that provide our members with the opportunity to share their knowledge, delight, and use of herbs, as well as their varied experiences with a larger herbal community. Members can browse HSA's unique herb-related library, with over 3,500 volumes with topics ranging from vintage books on horticulture to modern fiction. Plus, you get exclusive discounts for online herb products, magazines, online herb classes, and reduced or free admission to public gardens and arboreta through AHS' Reciprocal Admissions Program.

Please visit the HSA's Membershippage for a full list of benefits. In addition, being a member of HSABR puts you in contact with a pretty fine group of local folks who can help inspire you, assist you, and sympathize with you in your herbal pursuits!

Dues run from October to October, so the fee will be prorated if you join (not renew!) in a different month (click here for proration chart). You may pay by PayPal or check. The PayPal link will be on the confirmation page that comes up after submitting the membership application form, but if possible, please mail your check (payable to HSABR) to the address on the membership form, as that saves us PayPal fees and saves our treasurer a fair amount of hassle.

​Please note: Your renewal/application is not complete until payment is received.